By Tony Jimenez ASH England (Reuters) – Henrik Stenson produced an inspired burst of scoring to earn his first victory at this week’s World Match Play Championship while Pablo Larrazabal won after staging a Houdini-like recovery on Thursday. Defending champion Graeme McDowell suffered his first defeat as he went down 2 …
At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius
At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism. The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just…
Russia Launches New Intermediate-Range Missile at Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said the attack was in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. Source link
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July.The judges said there were “reasonable grounds” the three men bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war between Israel and Hamas. Both Israel…
October baseball is a different game: May the winning team be the best – Washington Post
New York Daily NewsOctober baseball is a different game: May the winning team be the bestWashington PostThere's no moping in October. Say “wait 'til next year,” pick a team to root for, join the fun and, above all, don't say, “It's not fair.” Baseball …
Snoop Dogg Calls Off Beef with Iggy Azalea
After a week of cyber-abuse, Snoop Dogg has called for an end to the hostilities that he initiated against fellow rapper Iggy Azalea. With no apparent provocation, Snoop Instagrammed a mocking photo titled “Iggy Azalea No Makeup”. He went on to post an admittedly funny picture of Iggy photoshopped …
Sports Injury Alert :: Kings Injury Update: DeMarcus Cousins sat out Wednesday’s loss with ‘Achilles soreness’
During the Sacramento Kings’ recent trip to Beijing for a preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets, DeMarcus Cousins was unable to play because of some ‘Achilles soreness’.
How Deadspin Fucked Up The Cory Gardner Story
On Wednesday, Deadspin published a story questioning the football bona fides of U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, a Republican who’s running for the Colorado Senate seat currently occupied by Democrat Mark Udall. We fucked up. After the story was published, the main source we’d relied on reversed himself on a…
Midday open thread: Initial jobless comp claims fall to 14-year low, Saudi beheadings ignored
Today’s comic by Ruben Bolling is In defense of the ‘R’ word: If we turn out, we win. Chip in $3 to help Get Out The Vote for Daily Kos’ endorsed candidates: Applications for initial unemployment compensation fall to 14-year low: For the the week ending Oct. 11, seasonally adjusted initial…
Late Surge of Money Buoys Republicans in Races That Will Decide Control of … – New York Times
New York TimesLate Surge of Money Buoys Republicans in Races That Will Decide Control of …New York TimesRepublican candidates and “super PACs” are now splurging on expensive last-minute advertising, at a time when polling shows Republicans increasingly more likely to win control of the Senate. The question is whether …
Rightwing Reads NYT Headline, Declares Bush Was Right About Everything
As we noted Wednesday, the New York Times has discovered that, after invading Iraq to keep Saddam Hussein from killing everybody with his huge Weapons of Mass Destruction program, which definitely included an ongoing program of building new chemical and nuclear weapons, the Bush administration did everything it could do…
U.S. still opposed to West Africa travel ban: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States remains opposed to a ban on travel from West Africa, the White House said on Thursday, resisting pressure from some U.S. lawmakers for such a ban to limit the risk of an Ebola outbreak. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there remains a need …
Delaware Debates – UD Daily
UD DailyDelaware DebatesUD DailyCandidates for the state's congressional delegation squared off in the Delaware Debates 2014, a joint initiative of UD's Center for Political Communication and Delaware Public Media, on Oct. 15. … to answer questions posed live by Delaware Public …and more »
‘Kerry Air’ grounded again, this time in Vienna
VIENNA (AP) — The United States may be the mightiest military and economic power in the world but when it comes to shuttling its top diplomat around the globe, it's beginning to look like a poor orphan.
Jon Stewart Schools Bill O’Reilly On White Privilege
Amelia Rosch is an intern for ThinkProgress. Bill O’Reilly (left) and Jon Stewart (right) debate white privilege. CREDIT: Screenshot from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” Jon Stewart forced Fox News host Bill O’Reilly to concede the existence of white privilege during an interview on The Daily Show …
Japan lawmakers say open to limits on casinos in push for bill’s passage
Japan’s pro-casino lawmakers have agreed to consider setting limits on Japanese nationals’ entry to casinos, bowing to pressure from opponents who threatened to block a legalization bill unless it addressed issues such as gambling addiction. Japan’s parliament is expected in the coming weeks to discuss legislation that would be …
Poll: Many Unaware How Ebola Is Spread
This KHN story can be republished for free. (details)A new survey finds the public has a lot to learn about how the Ebola virus is transmitted, which could help explain the growing fears of the disease.The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that while nearly all adults (97 …
Administration Signals Doubts About Calculator Permitting Plans Without Hospital Benefits
The Obama administration may reverse course on an online spreadsheet that lets large employers comply with the health law by offering what consumer advocates call substandard insurance.
US Ebola Response Called ‘Unacceptable’ Amid Growing Fears – Wall Street Journal
TIMEUS Ebola Response Called 'Unacceptable' Amid Growing FearsWall Street JournalCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden talks about Ebola and how best to contain an outbreak. Photo: AP. WASHINGTON—Congressional lawmakers probed the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak on Thursday amid growing fears …As Ebola Fears …
Pistorius ‘needs to pay’ for actions
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should be “sufficiently” punished for killing Reeva Steenkamp, her family tells the sentencing hearing.
IS ‘nearly driven out of Kobane’
The Islamic State militant group has been driven out of most of the northern Syrian town of Kobane, a Kurdish commander tells the BBC.